Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is scheduled to testify Wednesday in a deposition as part of a contempt-of-court case for the sheriff's acknowledged violations of court orders in a racial profiling case.

An Arizona woman who spent 22 years on death row in her son's killing before her conviction was thrown out said Tuesday she doesn't know why the 4-year-old was murdered and had nothing to do with his death, despite allegations from prosecutors.

Hotel occupancy in Scottsdale remains strong. February had an 82 percent occupancy rate, about the same compared to last year. One thing that has risen is the average price of a hotel room. Compared to February 2014, hotel room rates are up by almost 14 percent to an average of $240 a night.

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